On Tuesday, March 20th The Sundog Theater will present "Ellis Island: Gateway to a Dream" at St. Patrick School. A special friend is invited to attend this morning of fun, but they do not have to. Please note: the special friend who attends must remain with one child for the entirety of the program.​ The day's schedule is as follows:

7:30am - 7:50am Students arrive at school and go directly to our first grade classroom. Special friends should go right to the church for mass.

8:00am Mass

9:00amSpecial friends and first graders return to our first grade classroom for an immigration activity.

10:00amAll will attend the play in the gym.

11:30amFirst graders say good- bye to their special friends and return to our first grade classroom.

Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers during these snow days. The following work is assigned for today, Thursday, March 8th. Please know: if you are without power or experiencing difficulties in this storm, I will work with you to help your child complete these assignments upon returning to school. Do not let the following assignments add stress to your family life when there may be more important things to focus on.Here are the assignments for Thursday, March 8th:Reading - **Kids A-Z** A book has been assigned to your child. Please read and answer the questions that follow.Spelling - STUDY!! Test tomorrow :)Math - **In your child’s Math Practice Book** Unit 2 Review pages 152, 153, and 154. Science - **Online** Navigate to studiesweekly.com and log on using your child’s username and password. (These can be found on the password paper that went home on Tuesday.) Scroll down to Weeks 13, 14, and 15 and take the tests for those weeks by clicking the green “Take Test” buttons.Please email me with any questions or concerns regarding these assignments.

As you aware, St. Patrick School will employ a blended learning plan today due to the weather. Students will be completing workbook pages and some online activities. These lessons will provide reinforcement, remediation, and enrichment of activities that have occurred in the classroom. Students will not be provided new content for these lessons.

If you have any questions about assignments, please contact me. Again, this plan will be employed on any day that school is closed due to a weather or emergency from this point forward. This plan allows for continuation of instruction, but currently does not replace school attendance.

Here are the assignments for Wednesday, March 7th:

Religion - **Sent via email** Print and color the FIRST PAGE ONLY of the attached document and answer the question.Reading - **Your Turn Practice Book in your child’s backpack** pages. 163,164,165,167,168, and 169 (questions 1-4)Spelling - ** In your child’s spelling notebook** Write Sentences for spelling wordsMath- **Online** Navigate to mathgames.com and log on using your child’s username and password. (These can be found on the password paper that went home yesterday.) - On the top right of the screen is a “sign in” button, click that.- Type in the provided username and password, then click the “Login” button.- Once logged in, click the “Assignments” tab at the top. This will bring you to the work assigned to your child for the day.Science- **Online** Navigate to studiesweekly.com and log on using your child’s username and password. (These can be found on the password paper that went home yesterday.) Scroll down to Weeks 16, 17, and 18 and take the tests for those weeks by clicking the green “Take Test” buttons.Please email me with any questions or concerns regarding these assignments.

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Tuesday, 2/13 with a Red Dress Down Day! All students may dress down in red, white or pink for $1.00. See the handbook for guidelines.

Since Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season will be starting on 2/14, the school will be celebrating Valentine's Day on 2/13.

Students in Grade 1 will be distributing Valentine'sDay cards on Tuesday afternoon (February 13th). Valentine's Day cards may not contain any food/candy. Please be sure to have one valentine for each student. Valentine's may be brought in on Monday in preparation for Tuesday's distribution.

My Little Buddy Monday: Classes will eat lunch with little buddiesTogether Tuesday: Students will stand or sit next to someone new during prayer and at some point during the day.Welcoming Wednesday: Say hello to everyone you pass!Thoughtful Thursday: Buddies will come together to make Valentine’s Day cards for the homebound/ECLC.Friendship Friday: Selfie day!!! Take selfies with your buddy and classmates using school devices. The selfie photos will be used to create a friendship wall in the cafeteria.​

Tomorrow, Wednesday January 31st your first graders will be attending the book fair in the morning. They will then be participating in Jump Rope For Heart. Please be sure to send in your first grader's wish list and money for the book fair and his/her permission slip for Jump Rope for Heart if you have not done so already.

This Friday, February 2nd is crazy sock day and begins with a Special Persons Breakfast at 7:30AM. Families are then welcome to join us for Morning Prayer in the gym at 8:00AM. Friday is also a noon dismissal.

Beginning this week, students will be asked to read a book from their Kids A-Z reading program and respond to comprehension questions. The following was reviewed with your children, but I have provided it here for your reference.

Sunday, January 28Family Liturgy - Students are asked to be in uniform. - 9:00AM Family Olympic Flag Fun Parish Center for all Families! - Come make your family flag to decorate the Olympic Village - 10:00AM - 11:15AM Book Fair - 9:45AM - 1:00PM

Monday, January 29Career Day Please return your form if you are interested in speaking.Book Fair - 8:00AM - 3:30PM Your first grader will be making their wish list during this visit to the Book Fair.

Wednesday, January 31American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart - Grades Pre-K -5 / 6-8 Optional Book Fair - 8:00AM - 11:00AM Please send money in with your first grader if you would like them to purchase books this day.

Please send in any large (grocery sized) brown paper bags that you have. We are looking for two from each student if possible. These bags will be used for an art project with Mrs. Block. Please send any available bags in by this Thursday, January 18th. Thank you.

Catholic Schools Week 2018 is rapidly approaching and we need YOUR experience! As part of the events for the week, Saint Patrick School would like to host a Career Day on Monday, January 29th. Whether you are a nurse, mechanic, astronaut, custodian or business owner- we need you! We are looking for a variety of people, especially those in STEM fields, interested in spending time talking to our class about their career. Many of students are unaware of the career opportunities available to them, and this day will be a fantastic way to provide them with firsthand knowledge of potential career paths. This is also a great way for you to get involved and make an impact on the students’ future. Thank you in advance for your involvement and helping us show our students how they can #BeTheFuture!​If you are interested in speaking on Career Day, please complete the form that will be coming home in your child's yellow folder.